Building a Wider
Horizon With Labour
25-year-old Asima Khatoon went to Riyadh about five months ago, with promises of better work which would enable her to financially support her family. Nine days ago, her mother Ghousia Khatoon was informed of her daughter’s death in the Gulf country. Since then, Ghousia has been trying to get her body back to India. Asima was one of the many workers who aspire to go to the Gulf countries in search of better work opportunities but instead are grossly abused by employers. Hers is one of the few stories that highlight the trauma that many migrant workers face in the Gulf countries.
